President William Ruto nominates DPP Noordin Haji for NIS Director-General job

President William Ruto has nominated the Director of Public Prosecutions DPP Noordin Haji to be the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

In a statement by the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, Haji who served as the Deputy Director Counter Organised Crime Unit will be returning to the intelligence unit after six years.

"His Excellency the President has, in accordance with Section 7 (1) of the National Intelligence Service Act, nominated Mr Noordin Haji, CBS, for appointment as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS)," read the notice.

The DPP holds Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Master of Laws (LL.M) degrees from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and a second Masters Degree in National Security Policy with Merit (MNSPO) from the Australian National University.

Haji was appointed the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2018 succeeding Keriako Tobiko.

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If approved by the National Assembly, Haji will be succeeding Major General Kameru who has steered the spy agency since 2014.

The nomination of Haji marks the final step in the reorganization of the country's security agencies, which has already seen new leaders appointed to the National Police Service and the military.

Chief of the Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi exited after his retirement and was succeeded by his vice, General Francis Ogolla.

Ruto also appointed the commandant of the General Service Unit (GSU) Douglas Kanja Kirocho as the new Deputy inspector-general of police following the retirement of Edward Mbugua.